FNUS52 KILM 221217 FWFILM Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina National Weather Service Wilmington NC 817 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms are expected near the coast today and to a lesser extent on Sunday as the stalled front lingers nearby. Monday should see much lower rain chances with the front offshore. Rain chances increase during midweek as the stalled front becomes active again. Expect near-normal temperatures and humidity during this timeframe. Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable. Fog potential for tonight is Low. NCZ105>110-230130- Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover- Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick- Including the cities of Burgaw, Surf City, Wilmington, Masonboro, Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Carolina Beach, Seagate, Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Oak Island, Long Beach, Southport, and Sunset Beach 817 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 80 30 30 Chance Thunder (%) 50 30 30 Max/Min Temp 89 69 92 Min/Max RH (%) 67 100 54 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 4 Lgt/Var W 4 Precip Amount 0.45 0.04 0.01 Precip Duration 4 2 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 2 PM Precip End Continuing 6 AM Continuing Inversion(Temp/Time) 76/0900 2000 77/0900 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3200 5800 Transport Wind (mph) SW 10 W 13 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 32000 75400 ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 6 Very Poor 32 Fair ADI Late 34 Fair 5 Very Poor 68 Good Max LVORI Early 8 7 8 Max LVORI Late 4 8 1 Min VSBY Early 2 Rain 6 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 6 Rain 7 7 Turner Stability B F A Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 91 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ NCZ087-096-099-230130- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus- Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw 817 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Showers None Chance Precip (%) 50 20 0 Chance Thunder (%) 50 0 0 Max/Min Temp 88 70 91 Min/Max RH (%) 66 100 47 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 4 Precip Amount 0.12 0.03 0.00 Precip Duration 2 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 6 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 75/0900 1900 75/0900 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3500 6000 Transport Wind (mph) W 9 W 12 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 31500 72000 ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 4 Very Poor 28 Fair ADI Late 39 Fair 5 Very Poor 75 Good Max LVORI Early 9 8 8 Max LVORI Late 3 9 2 Min VSBY Early 2 Rain 6 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 6 Rain 7 7 Turner Stability B F A Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 44 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ054>056-058-059-230130- Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry- Northern Horry- Including the cities of Myrtle Beach, Socastee, North Myrtle Beach, Garden City, Little River, Andrews, Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Conway, Red Hill, Loris, and Aynor 817 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 50 50 0 Chance Thunder (%) 50 50 0 Max/Min Temp 90 70 92 Min/Max RH (%) 64 100 49 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 4 Lgt/Var W 4 Precip Amount 0.14 0.09 0.00 Precip Duration 2 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 1 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 76/0900 2000 77/0900 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4400 7100 Transport Wind (mph) W 10 W 12 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44000 85200 ADI Early 23 Fair 6 Very Poor 31 Fair ADI Late 41 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 82 Good Max LVORI Early 9 6 8 Max LVORI Late 3 9 2 Min VSBY Early 3 Rain 6 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 6 Rain 7 7 Turner Stability B F A Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 92 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-230130- Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree 817 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 30 30 0 Chance Thunder (%) 30 30 0 Max/Min Temp 88 70 91 Min/Max RH (%) 63 100 46 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.04 0.04 0.00 Precip Duration 2 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 9 PM Inversion(Temp/Time) 74/0900 1900 75/0900 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 2 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4000 7000 Transport Wind (mph) W 9 W 10 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 36000 70000 ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 4 Very Poor 27 Fair ADI Late 42 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 84 Good Max LVORI Early 9 7 8 Max LVORI Late 3 9 2 Min VSBY Early 1 Rain 7 7 Min VSBY Late 6 Rain 7 7 Turner Stability B F A Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 87 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 43 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 57 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$ SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE =================================================================== NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759 0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499 17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999 34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999 51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999 69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND =================================================================== STAGNANT NEAR CALM CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH 2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH 6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH 9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH 14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$